The Toyota GranAce is a big MPV constructed on a ladder body chassis that underpins the 6th technology H300 Toyota Hiace industrial van. It’s rear wheel force, with MacPherson strut entrance suspension and a trailing-link rigid-axle rear suspension with coil springs.
Despite the fact that the underpinnings could also be van-based, the GranAce is constructed like a luxurious MPV, which is not anything extraordinary as it’s very similar to what Mercedes-Benz has carried out with their Vito Tourer, turning it right into a extra top class product known as the Mercedes-Benz V-Magnificence.
The Toyota GranAce is offered in Japan, and has additionally been introduced in a couple of different international locations. A couple of notable proper hand force markets for the GranAce out of doors of Japan come with the Thailand marketplace, the place it used to be introduced because the Toyota Majesty and the Australian marketplace, the place it used to be introduced because the Toyota Granvia. Within the left hand force Philippines marketplace, it’s referred to as the Hiace Tremendous Grandia.
What are the professionals and cons of the usage of a diesel engine?
In maximum markets, the GranAce is to be had with a 2.8 litre 4 cylinder turbodiesel engine (UAE will get a three.5 petrol V6). The engine is the acquainted 1GD-FTV which we will be able to in finding in the community within the Toyota Fortuner and the Toyota Hilux. The Toyota GranAce’s engine outputs 177 PS at 3,400 rpm and 450 Nm of torque from 1,600-2,400 rpm, which is rather less energy and torque in comparison to the Hilux/Fortuner’s 204 PS, 500 Nm music. Power is going to the rear wheels by way of a six-speed computerized gearbox.
The most important good thing about the usage of a diesel engine can be gas financial system. Diesel engines are in most cases considerably more cost effective in comparison to a petroleum engine. The standard intake of a diesel MPV of this measurement is round 10L in line with 100 km. An MPV just like the Alphard/Vellfire with its typically aspirated petrol engine averages upwards of 14L in line with 100 km. The GranAce has a 70 litre gas tank, which we suspect may just simply take it 700 km or so in line with tankful. This implies much less stops to refuel on lengthy trips.
The cons is after all much less refinement in comparison to a petroleum engine, each with regards to noise ranges, vibration and scent. In case your riding development in your MPV so occurs to contain a large number of idling whilst ready, the entire house can be enveloped by means of the scent of diesel exhaust, which isn’t very delightful.
How giant is the Toyota GranAce?
How giant is the Toyota GranAce? It’s giant! Right here’s the outside dimensions when compared with different 3 and 4 row MPVs to be had in Malaysia, such because the Toyota Alphard, Hyundai Staria, the four-row Mercedes-Benz Vito Tourer (further lengthy wheelbase) and the three-row Mercedes-Benz V-Magnificence (lengthy wheelbase)
The Toyota GranAce is 2nd with regards to period at 5300 mm, which is 70 mm lower than the longest automobile, the Vito Tourer, and 355 mm greater than the shortest automobile, the Toyota Alphard. The GranAce is tied with the Hyundai Staria for the tallest automobile within the staff, each status at 1990 mm. The GranAce has the 3rd longest wheelbase at 3210 mm. It’s 220 mm lower than the longest wheelbase automobile, the Vito Tourer, and 210 mm greater than the automobile with the shortest wheelbase, the Toyota Alphard.
What seating preparations are to be had for the Toyota GranAce?
So far as we will inform, there are 3 other seating configurations for the Toyota GranAce. Here’s a record of seat configurations in addition to the marketplace each and every config is offered in.
1. 3 row, 6-seater
The GranAce is to be had as a three-row 6-seater within the Japan and Australian markets. In Japan, this feature is known as the Top rate, whilst in Australia, each the Granvia and Granvia VX specifications are to be had with this three-row 6-seater possibility.
The six seats have a 2-2-2 configuration. Each the second one row and 3rd row seats are “captain chair” taste seats with totally lined facet armrests.
2. 4 row, 8-seater
For many who need extra seating capability, the GranAce may be to be had as a four-row, 8-seater in each Japan and Australia. In Japan, this spec is known as the G spec, whilst in Australia it’s referred to as the Granvia 8-seater and Granvia VX 8-seater.
The 8 seats have a 2-2-2-2 configuration. Best the second one row has lined facet armrests. The 3rd row is composed of 2 person seats however they use fold-down taste armrests. The fourth row is a bench that appears adore it can seat 3, however there are most effective 2 seatbelts and the center seat’s base has a garage hollow in it.
3. 4 row, 11-seater
This seating configuration isn’t to be had in Japan or Australia, however is to be had with the Toyota Majesty in Thailand and the Toyota Hiace Tremendous Grandia within the Philippines. It has 11 seats in a 3-2-2-4 config.
For this config, the primary row has 3 seats – in the event you in reality sought after to in the event you requested any person small to take a seat in between the driving force and the entrance passenger.
The second one and 3rd rows glance just like the 8-seater model, however the fourth row has 4 narrower seat bases with a complete of 4 units of seatbelts. Being ready to take a seat 4 folks abreast is spectacular and is a testomony to simply how giant this MPV is, however the seats of this 4 seater bench will almost definitely go well with thinner folks higher and might not be appropriate for kid seat set up as they might not be vast sufficient.
What security measures does the Toyota GranAce have?
Relating to protection, the Toyota GranAce has 9 airbags, together with motive force’s seat, passenger seat, motive force’s knee, 2x entrance curtain defend, 2x rear curtain defend, 2x facet airbag.
It additionally has the Toyota Protection Sense suite, together with Lane Departure Alert with steerage lend a hand, Pre-Collision Protection gadget with pedestrian and daylight bicycle owner detection, Highway Signal Help (pace indicators most effective), Automated Prime Beam and Energetic Cruise Keep an eye on (prime pace).
One fascinating function is a virtual rear view reflect, which shows a feed from a rear digicam as a substitute of depending on a bodily reflect.
How a lot is the Toyota GranAce priced in Malaysia?
The one manner so that you can purchase a Toyota GranAce in Malaysia is by way of the gray import marketplace, as a result of UMW Toyota Motor does no longer promote it right here formally.
The Toyota GranAce inventory right here in Malaysia on the gray importers are all from Japan, which means that you’ll have both a collection of the 6-seater Top rate or the 8-seater G spec. We’ve complete galleries of pattern inventory present in Malaysia beneath so you’ll test it out.
As of time of publishing (finish Might 2023), costs vary from RM339k the entire manner as much as for a 2020 fashion as much as RM433k for a 2022 fashion. There does no longer seem to be any vital worth distinction between the Top rate spec and the G spec, it sort of feels you pay about the similar worth regardless of if you purchase a three-row 6 seater fashion or a four-row 8 seater fashion.
So far as we will inform, there’s no four-row 11 seater fashion just like the Thai spec Toyota Majesty in the stores in Malaysia. We will be able to’t import Thai automobiles in as gray imports both, so no good fortune by way of that path.
Will Malaysia ever get an formally imported Toyota GranAce?
We wonder whether UMW Toyota Motor plans to deliver the GranAce in anytime someday. Toyota Australia changed the Tarago (Estima) with this fashion. We used to have the Estima offered right here because the Previa located below the Vellfire. Most likely this would occupy a identical positioning within the Malaysian line-up? Pricing may well be aggressive if the 4 row fashion is offered given the effective tax construction right here.
Sure, in Malaysia four-row MPVs get a industrial automobile loophole of varieties, which leads to the huge worth distinction between the three-row Staria Top rate and the four-row Staria 10-seater. It’s how the 10-seater may also be priced at RM210k for the Max however the 7-seater is going for RM358k. The four-row fashion merely draws much less tax.
Within the Thai marketplace, the Majesty went for 1.7 million baht as much as 2.199 million baht for the highest spec. That’s RM230k-RM290k. In Japan, the GranAce Top rate is priced at 6.5 million yen (RM213k) whilst the GranAce G is going for six.2 million yen (RM204k).
If the GranAce four-row will get the similar tax advantages because the four-row Staria, it can most likely be priced at RM250k and beneath right here in Malaysia, which is lovely aggressive in opposition to the Staria Max’s RM210k pricing.
GALLERY: Toyota GranAce 2.8 G (8 seater, 4 row)
GALLERY: Toyota GranAce 2.8 Top rate (6 seater, 3 row)
